† The Outcasts † Behold, at that time I will deal with all your oppressors. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. Zephaniah 3:17–19 ESV My brother and I went into the garden once again and picked some bell peppers to eat for breakfast. After my dad left for work, my stepmother would put my brother and I outside, and then bring her children in for breakfast. We were the outcasts, the unwanted, and constantly reminded that we were nothing and would never be anything. I grew up with baggage that would scare most psychiatrists. After all of that mess, God sought me out and turned my life around when I was twenty. It turns out that His heart is for the outcasts. God will change your shame into praise. When God gets a hold of your life, no one can stop Him. No one can get in the way. The ones that looked down on you will have to look up in awe at what God has done in your life, just like the half-brothers of Joseph looked up to him. If you have been an outcast, know that God cares deeply for you. I am amazed how much God cares for the lost, the outcasts, the broken. He will truly leave the ninety-nine behind to seek them out, and when He has found them He rejoices. Know today that if you are an outcast, God has a plan for you. Jesus loves you so much that He traded His life for yours!
Posted on: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 08:43:09 +0000
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